South Africa: Jo’burg town hall blamed for deadly fire

The City of Johannesburg and its entities are liable for the deaths of the 76 people in a building fire, a report has found.

The nighttime fire at the five-story building in downtown Johannesburg in August last year, was one of South Africa’s worst disasters.

Retired Judge Sisi Khampepe was put in charge of the inquiry, which began in October. She delivered the first part of her report on Sunday (May. 5) and concluded that the City of Joburg, which owns the building, had shown “total disregard” for its “calamitous state.”

This disregard contributed to the

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